No. 20-5364

John S. Kaminski v. Scott Semple, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Correction, et al.

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2020-08-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights class-action cruel-and-unusual-punishment due-process prison-conditions standing
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Are the defendants-SEMPLE as former Commissioner of D.O.C. (now COOK) immune from injunctive and/or declaratory

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the conditions of confinement and deliberate obstruction of due process by prison officials violate the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-09-08
Waiver of right of respondent Walter Bansley to respond filed.
2020-09-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-08-31
Waiver of right of respondent Scott Semple, et al. to respond filed.
2020-07-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 14, 2020)

Attorneys

John Kaminski
John S. Kaminski — Petitioner
Scott Semple, et al.
Tamara Anne GrossoOffice of the Chief States Attorney - CLB, Respondent
Walter Bansley
Walter Charles Bansley IVBansley Law Offices, LLC, Respondent